Valve



Patented Mar. i3, i923., llgdip' WALTER n. @anser/Inn. Ann nus-nun n.Willson, or' rnnrAnAroLrs, INDIANA.

VALVE.

appueation mea March 15, ieee. serial natasha.

To all whom t may concern.' and for use as a handle to slide it up andBe it known that we, WALTER L. Tnnsdown. 50

mien and EUGENE B. Winsoin citizens oi When the inner tube is pusheddown to the United States, residing at indianapolis, its full extent itcompletely closes the lower in the county of Marionand State or'lndiopening 8 ot' the outer tube. The inner ana, have invented certainnew and useful tube is provided with an opening lll whichlinprovenientsin Valves, of which the olcommunicates with the upperopening 9 55 lowing is a speciiication. when the inner tube is pusheddown, and f This invention relates to valves for gasothis opening lt ispreferably a series or" elonline tanks used on motor cars; and itcongated holes or slots, so tliata free passage is siste in the novelconstructa "1. and coinbiprovided even if the inner tube is revolved,nation or" the parts hereinafter fully deand' so that the inner tube isnot badly weak- 60 scribed and claimed whereby the driver of ened. y lthe car is warned when a predetermined l/lhen the tank is filled withgasoline,

l5 small quantity of gasoline remains in the the inner tube is fullypushed down as tank. shown in Fig. l, and the gasoline is then ln thedrawings, Figure l is a cross-secsupplied to the engine through theopen- 65 tion through a gasoline `tank provided with ings 9 and llluntil it reaches the level 15 a valve according to this invention. ig. 2indicated by dotted lines, when the engine 2o is a vertical sectionthrough the lower end stops. predetermined small quantity of portion oitthe valve, dra vn to a greatly engasoline then remains in the tank, andthe larged size, for clearness. Fig. is crossdriver oi' the car knowsexactly how much 70 section, taken on the line 3 3 in Flo'. 2. gasolinehe has lett, and how far he can rlhe tank 5 is a cylindrical vessel,sucth as go without obtaining an additional supply.

ordinarily used on motor cars to carry a The driver then raises theinner tube, as supply of gasoline for the engine. rllhis snown in Fig.2, and the remainder of the tank is provided with an outlet pipe 6 atgasoline is supplied to the yengine through 75 its bottoni whichconducts the gasoline to the lower opening 8 which is uncovered. theengine. A. cylindrical outer tube 7 is llVhat we claim is:

secured above the outlet pipe 6, and extends The combination, with atank for liquid vertically to the top of the tank. rllhe lower having anoutlet pipe at its bottom, of an end ot this tube l is open, and itcoininuniouter tube secured in holes in the top and 80 Cates constantlywith the outlet pipe, and bottoni of the tank and projecting into the itis secured to the tank by any approved said outlet pipe, said outer tubehaving nieans. This outer tube has lateral open.w two lateral outletholes arranged at diii'erings or passages 8 and t), which are ar entlevels in the tank, and an inner tube ranged at dilierent levels in thetank. The open atfits lower end and slidable in the 85 lower opening 8is arranged very near the outer tube, said inner tube having a seriesbottoni of the tank, and the upper opening ot slots spaced around itsperiphery which 9 is arranged at a predetermined distance communicatewith the upper outlet! hole above the opening 8. Each opening niay bewhen the inner tube is pushed down so as to a single hole, but it ispreferable t provide close the lower outlet hole, said inner tube 90 aplurality of holes so as not to wea-keu being free to slide and rotatein the outer the tube too inuchv on one side. tube.

in inner tube l0 is slidable inside the ln testimony whereof we air; oursignacuter tube 7, and is closed at the upper end, tures. which projectsabove the top of the tank. lflljlll L. TRESEli/lEl. s. plug l2 is shown`for closing the tube l0, n EUGENE lVlLSUN.

